There are 11 ways to get from Mannheim to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FRA - SOF
5h 31m$110–329Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STR - SOF
6h 13m$94–355Train, bus via Salzburg
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the bus from Salzburg to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus
24h 27m$198–521Drive 1,681.2 km
- Drive from Mannheim to Sofiacar 1,681.2 km
15h 6m$277–400Train to Frankfurt, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane FRA - VAR
6h 8m$224–628Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane FRA - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
7h 56m$118–324Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Burgas Airport
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane STR - BOJ
6h 2m$160–497Train to Frankfurt, fly to Burgas Airport
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane FRA - BOJ
5h 35m$171–381Bus
- Take the bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 64 / ...
27h 35m$110–150Train, bus
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain S9 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Sofiabus
29h 37m$114–210Drive, car train
- Drive from Mannheim to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
20h 6m$330–463
Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mannheim to Bulgaria is to bus which costs $110 - $150 and takes 27h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Mannheim to Bulgaria is to train and fly which takes 5h 31m and costs $110 - $330.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Mannheim Central Bus Station station and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station station. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 27h 35m.
The distance between Mannheim and Bulgaria is 1486 km. The road distance is 1681.2 km.
The best way to get from Mannheim to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus via Salzburg which takes 24h 27m and costs $190 - $550.
It takes approximately 5h 31m to get from Mannheim to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Mannheim to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Mannheim Central Bus Station.
Mannheim to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Mannheim. It is currently 4:08 AM in Mannheim and 5:08 AM in Bulgaria.
Yes, the driving distance between Mannheim to Bulgaria is 1681 km. It takes approximately 15h 6m to drive from Mannheim to Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Mannheim, Germany and Bulgaria?
Citylines operates a bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station 3 times a week. Tickets cost $110–150 and the journey takes 27h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–260
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–280
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Air Kona
Bus from Salzburg to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $124
- Website
- Air Kona
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